diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7910683fdc..3d0d95cf16 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2005-11-08  Kevin P. Fleming  <kpfleming@digium.com>
 
+	* channels/chan_local.c (local_call): move channel variables from incoming to outgoing instead of inheriting them (issue #5604)
+
 	* many files: add explicit include of stdio.h (issue #5650)
 
 2005-11-07  Kevin P. Fleming  <kpfleming@digium.com>
diff --git a/channels/chan_local.c b/channels/chan_local.c
index 6a4cc0c1f6..6dec650abc 100755
--- a/channels/chan_local.c
+++ b/channels/chan_local.c
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ static int local_call(struct ast_channel *ast, char *dest, int timeout)
 	strncpy(p->chan->language, p->owner->language, sizeof(p->chan->language) - 1);
 	strncpy(p->chan->accountcode, p->owner->accountcode, sizeof(p->chan->accountcode) - 1);
 	p->chan->cdrflags = p->owner->cdrflags;
-	ast_channel_inherit_variables(p->owner, p->chan);
+	/* move the channel variables from the incoming channel to the outgoing channel */
+	AST_LIST_HEAD_SET_NOLOCK(&p->chan->varshead, AST_LIST_FIRST(&p->owner->varshead));
+	AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT_NOLOCK(&p->owner->varshead);
 	p->launchedpbx = 1;
 
 	/* Start switch on sub channel */